Carter's Chord

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Name = Carter's Chord


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Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 2006-present
Label = Show Dog Nashville
Associated_acts = Toby Keith
URL = http://www.carterschord.com/
Current_members = Becky Robertson
Emily Robertson
Joanna Robertson

Carter's Chord is an American country music group composed of sisters Becky, Emily, and Joanna Robertson, all of whom are singer-songwriters and vocalists. They are also the three daughters of Barny and Carter Robertson, both of whom played in Waylon Jennings' road band The Waylors in the 1970s.

After several years of performing locally (first in their native California and later in Nashville, Tennessee), the trio was signed in 2006 to Show Dog Nashville, a record label owned by country singer Toby Keith. Their debut single, "Young Love", reached the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts, as did its followup "Different Breed". Both are included on their debut album, which was issued to digital retailers in June 2008.

Biography

Sisters Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson were raised in a musically inclined household in southern California.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k9fexz95ldje~T1 |title=Carter's Chord biography |accessdate=2008-02-20 |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |work=Allmusic] Their parents—Grammy Award-winning keyboardist and producer Barny Robertson, and vocalist Carter Robertson—were both members of Waylon Jennings' road band The Waylors in the 1970s.cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/534761 |title=Carter's Chord Joins BMI |accessdate=2008-02-20 |date=2007-04-04 |work=Broadcast Music Incorporated] cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1168&t=Holidys_introduces_Carters_Chord_trio |title=Holidays introduces Carter's Chord trio |accessdate=2008-02-20 |date=2007-11-30 |work=Country Standard Time] cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1293&t=Carters_Chord_goes_for_adds_on_Young_Love |title=Carter's Chord goes for adds on "Young Love" |accessdate=2008-02-20 |date=2008-01-14 |work=Country Standard Time] Having performed together at their home from an early age, the three sisters made their recording debut on Jennings' 1998 album "Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt", which their father produced. The sisters would also charge for the shows which they performed at home; among the artists who paid to see them at their house included Jennings and members of The Crickets.

Later on, the three sisters moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where they began honing their singing and songwriting skills. Eventually, they were discovered by Toby Keith; after the trio held a showcase on Valentine's Day 2006, Keith signed them to his own Show Dog Nashville label. The group's first release was a recording of the Christmas standard "O come, O come, Emmanuel", which was placed into rotation on the television network CMT.

"Young Love", their debut single, was released to radio in January 2008, and entered the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts. The song received a "thumbs down" rating from The 9513, who described it as "entirely nondescript" and relying on "borderline sufficient harmonies". [cite web |url=http://www.the9513.com/carters-chord-young-love/ |title=Carter's Chord - "Young Love" |accessdate=2008-05-02 |last=Malec |first=Jim |date=2007-12-20 |work=The 9513] A second single, "Different Breed", was released to radio in April 2008. In addition, Carter's Chord released its debut album to digital retailers in June 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.the9513.com/qa-with-carters-chord-the-exclusive-9513-interview/ |title=Interview with Carters Chord]

Discography

Albums

ingles

References

External links

* [http://www.carterschord.com/ Official website]